Girl golfers take third in Litchfield meet

This article submitted by Lynn Stoneburner on 5/19/99.
On Friday, May 14, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Litchfield for a non-conference tournament. The weather was good for golf.

Individual scores for Paynesville were Lynn Stoneburner, 44; Mary Frandson, 45; Sally Heitke, 50; Katie Wright, 61; and Maria Janotta, 63. The Bulldogs' team total was 220. This was good for a third-place finish.

The Litchfield green team came out on top with 181. They were followed by Dassel-Cokato, 192; Paynesville, 200; St. Michael-Albertville (STMA), 206; Litchfield black team, 210; Litchfield white team, 219; and Eden Valley-Watkins-Kimball (EVWK), 251.

Medals were awarded to the top five finishers. Ties were broken by which player scored better on the hardest handicap hole. Kelly Dolan of Dassel-Cokato finished first with 42. In second and third were Cassie Fenton of Litchfield, and Lynn Stoneburner of Paynesville with 44s. There was a three-way tie for fourth and fifth place. In fourth place, with a score of 45 was Heidi Rodenmaker of STMA. Fifth place was awarded to Mary Frandson of Paynesville, and Yuikiko Goto of Litchfield, both with 45s.